12 November 2012

'Starve Gaza families of fuel, food and water,' says Israeli minister

During the invasion, Israeli troops were confronted by members of the Popular Resistance Committees

FAMILIES IN
GAZA should have their water, food, electricity and fuel cut off as a collective
punishment for resisting an Israeli Army invasion at the weekend, an Israeli Government
minister says.

Israeli
Minister for Transport Yisrael Katz also called for the assassination of the
leadership of the ruling Hamas party in Gaza.

The violence
began on Friday when Israeli tanks, armoured bulldozers and helicopter gunships
crossed the border near Khan Younis to destroy a tunnel used for smuggling much-needed
supplies to the territory under a crippling Israeli
blockade.

During the
invasion, Israeli troops were confronted by members of the Popular Resistance
Committees, injuring one soldier. At this point, Israeli gunships opened fire
on what they described as “suspicous locations”, killing a 13-year-old boy.
Another 17-year-old civilian was killed on Saturday.

In response,
the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attacked an Israeli mobile
patrol on the border with a rocket, injuring four soldiers. Other groups are
also reported to have fired rockets into Israel. And on Sunday an Israeli tank
opened fire on mourners returning home from a funeral, killing four boys
between the ages of 16 and 18 and wounding 25 other people, mostly children.

Israel operates a land, sea and air blockade against the Gaza Strip,
severely restricting what can be imported into the territory. Many basic
foodstuffs, medical supplies and building supplies have to be smuggled in via
underground tunnels.

The United Nations and various human rights groups have described the
ongoing blockade as a form of collective punishment.

A UN report earlier this year said that unless action is taken, the Gaza
would not be fit for human habitation by 2020.

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